| 单词 | raise the stakes | 
| 释义 | raise the stakesa.  to increase the amount of money or valuables hazarded in a gambling game b.  to increase the costs, risks, or considerations involved in taking an action or reaching a conclusion   the Libyan allegations raised the stakes in the propaganda war between Libya andthe United States  | 
	
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